Council introduces updated Oceanfront Broadway redevelopment plan; public hearing set for Oct. 22

The Long Branch City Council on Sept. 24 introduced Ordinance 13-25, approving and adopting the 2025 update to the Oceanfront Broadway redevelopment plan and amending chapters 269 (redevelopment) and 345 (zoning and development) of the municipal code. According to the ordinance summary presented at the meeting, the update revises prior redevelopment plans and design handbooks for local development sectors. It specifically states that handbook 3 (Broadway Gateway) and handbook 7 (Lower Broadway) are fully superseded by the updated plan. The council voted to introduce the ordinance on first reading and scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 22, 2025. Councilmembers recorded assent by roll call; no substantive debate or amendments occurred during the introduction. The introduction does not adopt the plan—final action will follow a public hearing where the public and stakeholders may comment on the revisions and codification changes. The ordinance affects zoning and redevelopment rules along the oceanfront Broadway corridor and replaces prior design handbooks for the enumerated sectors.